Ndubuisi Kanu | |
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Military Governor of Imo State | |
In office 15 March 1976 – 1977 | |
Preceded by | Anthony Ochefu (East Central State) |
Succeeded by | Adekunle Lawal |
Military Governor of Lagos State | |
In office 1977 – July 1978 | |
Preceded by | Adekunle Lawal |
Succeeded by | Ebitu Ukiwe |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 November 1943 |
Died | 13 January 2021 | (aged 77)
Military service | |
Allegiance | Nigeria |
Branch/service | Nigerian Navy |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Ndubuisi Godwin Kanu (3 November 1943 – 13 January 2021) was a Nigerian military officer and state governor. Early in his career, he fought for the Biafran side in the Nigerian Civil War and in July 1975 he was appointed to Murtala Muhammed's Supreme Military Council. After military president Olusegun Obasanjo came to power Kanu was appointed military governor of Imo State and then Lagos State. Returning to the military, he served with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. In retirement, he was a pro-democracy campaigner and called for decentralisation of power and increased federalism.